Speech Pathologist

Laura Gran Professional Summary

****.******@*****.*** • 614-***-**** LinkedIn • OH

44086

Dedicated, passionate, and licensed professional; well prepared to embrace new challenges of speech pathology in line with an organization’s objectives. Skillful in maintaining cross-functional collaboration, providing multi-disciplinary training, and promoting customer-centric environments to achieve bottom-line results. Adept at negotiation, documentation, renewal strategies, priority management, and policies and procedures. Seasoned in building reputation with executive management, client, and employees by using articulate communication skills. Areas of Expertise

Program Management

Process Improvement

Conflict Management

Client Relationship Management

Brand Recognition/Awareness

Team Building/Leadership

Business Development

Operational Excellence

Training & Development

Professional Experience

Ventura MedStaff, NE 2022 – Present Traveling Speech-Language Pathologist Hi Desert Rehabilitation, CA

October 2022-Present

Diagnose and treat a wide variety of speech, language, cognitive, feeding and hearing disorders by leveraging in-depth experience. Streamline therapeutic activities at a remote location with a small team of speech-language pathologist onsite..

● Provide evaluation and treatment for speech, language, cognition, and feeding disorders for adults and children in an outpatient rehabilitation setting.

● Educate caregivers on a variety of issues related to speech, language, cognitive, feeding and hearing.

● Implement treatment for outpatient clients, birth to elderly, on speech, language, cognitive, feeding and hearing disorders.

Bridgton Hospital, ME

May 2022-September 2022

Diagnose and treat a wide variety of speech, language, cognitive, swallowing and hearing disorders by leveraging in-depth experience. Streamline therapeutic activities at a remote location as the only speech-language pathologist onsite.

● Conduct Modified Barium Swallow Studies on a weekly basis in conjunction with radiology staff to diagnose and establish strategies for safe swallowing for children through elderly clients.

● Provide evaluation and treatment for speech, language, cognition, and swallowing disorders for adults in a 25-bed inpatient hospital.

● Educate hospital staff and caregivers on a variety of issues related to speech, language, cognitive, swallowing and hearing.

● Implement treatment for outpatient clients, birth to elderly, on speech, language, cognitive, swallowing and hearing disorders.

● Participate in weekly clinical therapy team meetings for the benefit of staff, inpatients, outpatients, their caregivers and the surrounding community.

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Nationwide Children's Hospital, OH 2017 – 2022 Speech-Language Pathologist Diagnose and treat a wide variety of speech, language, and hearing disorders by leveraging in-depth experience. Streamline therapeutic activities at a remote location single-handedly. Facilitate local students with setting up artwork at Westerville Music and Arts Festival offered through Nationwide Children's Hospital.

● Delivered expertise as Dyslexia Specialist for a caseload dedicated to the pediatric dyslexia population.

● Established team from ground up to increase awareness, knowledge, programming, and education around dyslexia/dysgraphia and respective connection to apraxia.

● Recognized 1/10 speakers in Discovery X 2017 Ted Talks through Nationwide Children's Hospital.

● Upskilled clinical leads, colleagues, and clinical fellowship candidates on treatment of clients with dyslexia and dysgraphia, while maintaining high quality standards.

● Bolstered organizational image and promoted services at Uptown Friday Nights in Marysville. Beginning Kids Adventures, Inc, OH 2010 – 2017 Managing Director Speech-Language Pathologist Optimized skills of children with speech, language, and cognitive disorder by conducting special classes with play-based activities. Mentored caregivers and educators, improving speech, language and cognitive skills in children of varying ages. Drove business growth by steering all facets of financial management, marketing initiatives, professional networking, business decision-making, and strategic planning.

● Secured a competitive position by delivering effective dyslexia and dysgraphia dysphagia, speech, language and cognitive therapeutic services for children and adults.

● Scaled up skills of high school and college students for speech-language pathology through special programs. ● Contributed to literature by authoring educational and inspirational articles. Additional Experience

Inclusion Specialist Saint Brigid of Kildare Elementary School Education

Masters of Education Special Education

The University of Michigan Dearborn Online Program UMD Campus Masters of Arts Speech-Language

The University of Akron

Bachelor of Arts Speech and Hearing Science

The Ohio State University

License & Certifications

Real Estate License # 202*******

Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology American Speech Language Hearing Association

State of Ohio License in Speech-Language

Pathology Board of Speech-Language

Pathology and Audiology

Special Education K-12 in Speech Language Pathology Page 2 3

Ohio Board of Education

Academy of Orton-Gillingham

Practitioners and Educators

Affiliations

The International Dyslexia Association 2009-Present Central Ohio Speech and Hearing Association 1995-Present Miami Valley Speech and Hearing Association 1994-1995 Executive Council/Publications Chairperson 1994-1995 Ohio Speech and Hearing Association 1989-Present (Executive Council 2015-2017) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 1994-Present National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association 1989-1994

(President 1993-1994 and Secretary 1989-1990)

Training & Courses

Leadership, Management and Effective Teamwork Training: The Landmark Forum; The Advanced Course; The Communication Course: Access to Power; The Advanced Communication Course: The Power to Create; Self-Expression and Leadership Program; Introduction Leaders Program Orton-Gillingham Coursework: Comprehensive Institute of Multisensory Education Orton-Gillingham Training; Intermediate Institute of Multisensory Education Orton-Gillingham Training; Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators Classroom Educator/Associate Level Class work

Mindfulness Training: Yoga Teacher Certification: March 2015 Successful completion 5K, 10K, 1/2 Marathons, Sprint Triathlons Page 2 3

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